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Self-driving taxis roll out in Shanghai
Driverless-car programme paves the way for commercial robotaxis in the future
03 October 2019 - 05:11
Ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing plans to start using self-driving vehicles to pick up passengers in Shanghai and hopes to expand the scheme outside China by 2021.
Local authorities in Shanghai last week issued licences — the first in China — for operational tests of smart and connected cars with passengers in them, that would pave the way for commercial robotaxis in the future...
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